pubic symphysis widening (mnemonic)

Bladder
exstrophy • Bladder exstrophy and ileal conduit stones - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Pubic
diastasis • Postpartum pubic symphysis diastasis - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Open-Book-Verletzung:
Die Symphyse ist gesprengt und das rechte ISG ist ebenfall inkongruent, somit als gesprengt anzunehmen.

Osteomyelitis
pubis with bilateral muscle abscesses. Widening of the symphysis (red circle).

Osteomyelitis
pubis with bilateral muscle abscesses. Erosions in both pubic bones, larger at the left side (red arrows).

Osteomyelitis
pubis with bilateral muscle abscesses. Widening of the symphysis. Subchondral erosion in the left pubic ramus (pink arrow).

Osteomyelitis
pubis with bilateral muscle abscesses. Widening of the symphysis. Subchondral erosion in the left pubic ramus (pink arrow).

Pubic
diastasis • Windswept pelvis with internal fixation - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia

Pubic
diastasis • Diastasis of the pubic symphysis - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
A mnemonic for widening of the pubic symphysis is:
- EPOCH
Mnemonic
- E: bladder exstrophy
- P: prune belly syndrome
- O: osteogenesis imperfecta
- C: cleidocranial dysostosis
- H: hypothyroidism
Note that this mnemonic does not include pubic diastasis secondary to trauma, a common cause of pubic symphysis widening.
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